Flying Mickey, a collection of 12 artworks created by Critiqart, a professional art critic. The digital sketches were intended for large size oil paintings with an added animation layer in the augmented reality later on. While the fine art paintings are the project of the future, now the small digital collages are offered for acquisition as the NFTs.
The title of the collection represents the theme by using an expression of take the mickey out, in this instance, of the contemporary Pop art. While Mickey Mouse could stand as a literal representation of Pop art in our minds, the real sarcasm is that the flying one could only be the one that has been thrown.
The role of an art critic is to guide, advice and educate the audience and the fast moving, digitally savvy society requires to be approached in a new and adaptive form, hence the Critiqart was born: to critique by using visual imagery.
The images from the Flying Mickey collection should not rip a viewer off of his or hers own understanding, but instead they should invite to look deeper, analyse and learn via the cultural references and the ironic imagery of the collection.
The acquisition of an NFT by Critiqart, means not only owning a digital sketch of a future fine art painting, but having a fun and interesting visual riddle in the field of the art criticism. The digital sketch is able to stand for itself as an artwork, yet it doubles as a 30% discount voucher if the owner desires to acquire one of the fine art paintings in the future.
